让人感觉良好的“虚荣尺寸”
<p> 逛街买衣服的时候，总是会在<span word="S">S</span>和<span word="M">M</span>两个尺寸之间纠结。每次把自己塞进<span word="S">S</span>号的衣服里，都会顿时很欢喜。可是，你有没有想过，你穿在身上的<span word="S">S</span>号跟几年前的<span word="S">S</span>号是一样大的吗？</p><p> </p><p> <span word="Vanity">Vanity</span> <span word="sizing">sizing</span>, <span word="also">also</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="size">size</span> <span word="inflation">inflation</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="refer">refer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="phenomenon">phenomenon</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ready">ready</span>-<span word="to">to</span>-<span word="wear">wear</span> <span word="clothing">clothing</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="nominal">nominal</span> <span word="size">size</span> <span word="becoming">becoming</span> <span word="larger">larger</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="time">time</span>.</p><p> 虚荣尺寸（<span word="vanity">vanity</span> <span word="sizing">sizing</span>），也叫做尺寸膨胀，指随着时代的发展，各类成衣制品在尺寸号码不变的情况下，实际尺寸增大的现象。</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="increasing">increasing</span> <span word="dimension">dimension</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="garments">garments</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="nominal">nominal</span> <span word="size">size</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="designers">designers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="introduce">introduce</span> <span word="size">size</span> 0, 00, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="subzero">subzero</span> <span word="sizes">sizes</span>. <span word="Different">Different</span> <span word="manufacturers">manufacturers</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="modified">modified</span> <span word="sizes">sizes</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="wore">wore</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="size">size</span> 12 <span word="dress">dress</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="wear">wear</span> <span word="a">a</span> 10 <span word="or">or</span> <span word="an">an</span> 8.</p><p> 由于成衣实际尺寸的增大，不少设计师都开始引入“0号”、“00号”，甚至“负0号”尺寸。不同的成衣生产厂家也调整了各自的尺寸号码规则，原来穿12号衣服的女性现在能穿10号或者8号的衣服。</p><p> <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="commentators">commentators</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="suggested">suggested</span> <span word="that">that</span> "<span word="vanity">vanity</span>" <span word="sizing">sizing</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="suggests">suggests</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="designed">designed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="satisfy">satisfy</span> <span word="buyers">buyers</span>' <span word="wishes">wishes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="appear">appear</span> <span word="thin">thin</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span>. <span word="While">While</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="suggests">suggests</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="vanity">vanity</span> <span word="sizing">sizing</span> <span word="allows">allows</span> <span word="clothing">clothing</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cater">cater</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="sizing">sizing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="demographic">demographic</span>, <span word="since">since</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="sizes">sizes</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="attracted">attracted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="brands">brands</span>. <span word="Finally">Finally</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="suggested">suggested</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="vanity">vanity</span> <span word="sizing">sizing</span> <span word="merely">merely</span> <span word="reflects">reflects</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="increasing">increasing</span> <span word="prevalence">prevalence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="obesity">obesity</span>.</p>
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